Cannabis News

The HEMP Embassy Headlines are a selection of recent articles from news services and media sources primarily concerning Cannabis issues, the consequences of prohibition and the challenges for law reform. Here are the selected headlines for this week.

Embassy HEADLINES Issue 296

March 22, 2018

AUSTRALIA & NZ Why is carrying or holding under 50g of marijuana not a criminal offence in the ACT? [ABC] If you’re caught with less than 50 grams of cannabis in Canberra, it’s unlikely you’ll end up with a criminal record. But just a few kilometres away in New South Wales, carrying the same amount […]

Embassy HEADLINES Issue 295

March 15, 2018

AUSTRALIA & NZ Brisbane father blames barriers to cannabis oil for daughter’s death [ABC] A Brisbane man wants a public inquest into the death of his nine-year-old daughter, saying she died prematurely because she was repeatedly denied access to medicinal cannabis. Steve Peek’s daughter Suli had a complex neurological disorder and cerebral palsy. Claim doctors […]

Embassy HEADLINES Issue 294

March 8, 2018

AUSTRALIA & NZ Father facing jail for treating his seriously ill daughters with cannabis juice [ABC] Eighteen months after medical marijuana became legal, many people are still risking jail by purchasing it online or growing it themselves because of the red tape involved in access it through the proper medical channels. Jenny Hallam faces more […]

Embassy HEADLINES Issue 293

March 1, 2018

AUSTRALIA & NZ Western Australia To Lift Industrial Hemp THC Limit [Hemp Gazette] Currently in Western Australia, the Industrial Hemp Act 2004 only permits hemp to have a THC content below 0.35 per cent. This will be lifted to up to one per cent, in line with changes to the Food Standards and Australia and […]

Embassy HEADLINES Issue 292

February 22, 2018

AUSTRALIA & NZ Why Is Australia Following America’s Lead Into a Hellish Drug War? [Vice] So this year, VICE is launching High Season—our series dedicated to breaking down all the ways Australia’s drug policy is broken. We’ll look at sniffer dogs, drugs in prison, treatment centres, pill testing, and education. We’ll talk to people facing […]

Embassy HEADLINES Issue 291

February 15, 2018

AUSTRALIA & NZ Meet the Canna Nannas: Grannies spruiking health benefits of cannabis for seniors [ABC] A group of grass-loving grannies is embarking on a tour of the east coast of Australia to teach fellow seniors about the health benefits of cannabis. The idea developed during a road trip to Melbourne last July when four […]

Embassy HEADLINES Issue 289

February 1, 2018

AUSTRALIA & NZ Calls for use of medicinal cannabis for pain relief amid codeine restrictions [The Canberra Times] Doctors are concerned access to codeine – which is only available by prescription from today – has been cut off with no viable alternative. Canberra emergency doctor David Caldicott said the use of medicinal marijuana was an […]

Embassy HEADLINES Issue 288

January 25, 2018

AUSTRALIA & NZ Weeding out the Truth [Gold Coast Bulletin] “We’re the kind of doctors who don’t play God.” Dr Teresa Towpik Facing Prison for Providing Free Cannabis Medicine: An Interview with Jenny Hallam [Sydney Criminal Lawyers] The benefits of medicinal cannabis have been rediscovered over recent years. Clinical trials and research papers have documented […]

CANBERRA CANNABIS PROTEST FIRST DAY OF PARLIAMENT

January 18, 2018

MEDIA RELEASE: NIMBIN HEMP EMBASSY Nimbin’s HEMP Embassy is once again sending its giant inflatable mascots, the Big Joint and the LGTB (Lovely Giant Tincture Bottle), to Canberra for the first day of parliament, Monday February 5th. “We welcome anyone who is sick and tired of the ridiculous restrictions on Cannabis use to join us,” […]